Karnataka

Mangalore, Jul 2: With instances of some miscreants misusing the Uttarakhand calamity to eke out money from public, Dakshina Kannada district Deputy Commissioner N Prakash has urged all the public and service organization to be careful while making donations. In a release, the DC has said that the ones wishing to make donations for Uttarakhand relief should issue cheques and should not donate in

Mangalore, Jul 1: A legal literacy chariot and mobile Lok Adalat (People's court) was inaugurated and flagged off by principal district and sessions judge Arun Chowdapurkar in the district court premises here on Monday. The mobile court was inaugurated as part of legal awareness campaign organised by Dakshina Kannada District Legal Services Authority, Mangalore, in association with DK district

Mangalore, Jul 1: A three-day exhibition of cartoons and caricatures by 29 cartoonists from the coastal region was inaugurated in the premises of Press Club in Urwa on Monday on the occasion of Press Day. Senior cartoonist Harishchandra Shetty popularly known as Harini inaugurated the exhibition by sketching a caricature of the chief guest U B Rajalakshmi, who is the executive editor of Kannada

Mangalore, Jul 1: Television journalism will undergo a great change and mature significantly in the next 10 years, said associate news editor of Vijaya Karnataka, Bangalore, Lokesh Kayarga. Speaking on 'Changing trends in media' on the occasion of Press Day programme organised by Dakshina Kannada Working Journalists' Union at Press Club here on Monday, he said that Kannada news channels gave more

Mangalore, Jul 1: With effect from July 15, Jet Airways, India's premier international airline, will operate premiere (business class) services on the Dubai-Mangalore sector. The airline will deploy a Boeing 737-800 aircraft, with 162 economy seats, offering twin class configuration of 8 premiere, stated a press release. The first new flight will take off from Mangalore on July 15 and the

Jeddah, Jul 1: Thousands of illegal workers from various countries are living in a state of confusion and uncertainty with just two days to go for the amnesty period to come to an end. The distressed workers are desperately running from pillar to post to leave the country but to no avail. The scenario is the same, be it in major cities like Jeddah or small towns like Al-Ahsa and Hail, with

Mangalore, Jul 1: Panambur police have successfully nabbed three persons in connection to theft of stainless steel worth Rs 4 lakh, used for pipeline works of MRPL. The arrested are Siraj (24), Arif from Panjimogaru and Prakash (34) from Bajpe. On Saturday evening the cops who were on rounds saw some people loading a truck with some commodities using crane. When the cops approached the spot, the

Udupi, Jul 1: South Kanara Muslim Welfare Association (SKMWA) - Oman, gave away scholarship to economically backward talented students at Udupi Muslim Welfare Association office on Sunday. As many as 24 degreee students from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts were given Rs 12,000 each, thus summing to Rs 2.88 lakh in total. Association Founding President Sheikh Umer presided over the programme

Surathkal, Jul 1: Elected representatives should win the confidence of the people through their work, said Union cabinet minister for transport, road and highways Oscar Fernandes. He was addressing the gathering after inaugurating the MLA Moideen Bava's office in city corporation office premises in Surathkal. Addressing the gathering MLA Moideen Bava said that he will soon open offices in

New York, Jul 1: Travellers from across the globe have ranked the Taj Mahal among the top three landmarks in the world, a leading travel website has announced. According to the website, the Taj Mahal was ranked third in the list of top 25 landmarks. The top two places were taken by Machu Picchu in Peru and Angkor Wat in Cambodia respectively. “The winners of Travelers' Choice Attractions awards